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Opinion
The
age of IP
From its initial years, the biotechnology industry was projected
as the 'David' to Big Pharma's 'Goliath'. And true to the
story, the smaller industry is today proving that agility
and brain will win over mere size
Market
The
cure within
The life saving nature of blood was always known, but it's
therapeutic nature had seldom been explored, until plasma
fractionation. Suja Nair surveys the scenario
Venkateshwara
Hatcheries to start human biopharma activity
The Pune- based Venkateshwara Hatcheries (VH) will start a
fully integrated human biopharmacetuical manufacturing activity
by setting up a new venture, Uttara Biosciences (Uttara)
Jubilant
enters into drug discovery pact with Amgen
Jubilant Biosys, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jubilant Organosys
has recently entered into a drug discovery agreement with
US based biotech company Amgen
India
launch of breast cancer drug Abraxane
Biocon has joined hands with Abraxis BioScience for the launch
of Abraxane (paclitaxel albumin-bound particles for injectable
suspension) in India
Hand
in hand
A recent report shows a slowdown in the growth rate of the
Indian biotechnology industry in the last fiscal. This is
however only a temporary dip before the next growth spurt
Management
'Tech'ing
forward
Scientific instrumentation and engineering has been the silent
force behind the many milestones in the biotechnology industry.
Sachin Jagdale reveals more
Gene
expression
Gene expression in the simplest terms can be defined as a
process, by which inheritable information from a gene, such
as the DNA sequence, is made or expressed into a functional
gene product
Indian
companies can 'leapfrog' to be on the cutting edge
John M Hyde, CEO, Chairman and Founder, and Karan Manocha,
Senior Pharmaceutical Engineer, J M Hyde Consulting discuss
with Viveka Roychowdhury why the Indian biotechology industry
is at an exciting juncture today
Technology
Reality
check on oral insulin
Though Big Pharma seems to have given up on oral insulin,
a few biotechnology companies continue research in this direction.
Express Pharma reviews the research
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